Anchors Aweigh is a 1945 musical comedy film in which two sailors go on leave in Los Angeles, California, accompanied by music and song. It stars Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Kathryn Grayson, José Iturbi, and Dean Stockwell. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Griffith Observatory and the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... Frank Sinatra in 1947 Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is considered one of the finest vocalists of all time, renowned for his impeccable phrasing and timing. ... Eugene Curran Kelly (born August 23, 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died February 2, 1996 in Beverly Hills, California after suffering two strokes at the age of 83), was best known as an American dancer in films, but was also an actor, singer, director and choreographer. ... Kathryn Grayson (born February 9, 1922) is an American actress and singer who was born Zelma Kathryn Hedrick. ... Jose Iturbi photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Jose Iturbi (November 28, 1895 - June 28, 1980) was a Spanish conductor and pianist. ... Dean Stockwell (born 5 March 1936) is an American actor. ...

The movie was written by Natalie Marcin and Isobel Lennart and directed by George Sidney. Geoge Sidney ( October 4, 1916 - May 5, 2002) was a prolific American film director, who directed many notable films, mostly for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio. ...

It won the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture. In 2001, Kevin Spacey purchased this Oscar statuette at a Butterfield's auction and returned it to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Anchors Aweigh was also nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gene Kelly), Best Cinematography, Color, Best Music, Song (for Jule Styne (music) and Sammy Cahn (lyrics) for "I Fall in Love Too Easily"), and Best Picture. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... From Rule Sixteen of the Special Rules for The Music Awards Original Score: An original score is a substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) in South Orange, New Jersey, better known as Kevin Spacey, is an American actor. ... The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization, founded on May 11, 1927 in California to advance the arts and sciences of motion pictures. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... Academy Award for Best Song 1930s 1934 - The Continental from The Gay Divorcee 1935 Lullaby of Broadway from Gold Diggers of 1935 1936 The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time 1937 Sweet Leilani from Waikiki Wedding 1938 - Thanks for the Memory from The Big Broadcast of 1938 1939 Over... Jule Styne (December 31, 1905 - September 20, 1994) was a British born United States songwriter. ... Sammy Cahn (June 18, 1913 - January 15, 1993) was a songwriter and musician, playing the piano and violin. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ...

The movie is famous for a musical number where Gene Kelly dances with Jerry the Mouse. Kelly is live action while Jerry is animated. Originally, the producers wanted to use Mickey Mouse for this segment, but Walt Disney refused to allow his character to be used in an MGM film. Tom & Jerry title card from the 1940s Tom and Jerry were an animated cat (Tom) and mouse (Jerry) team who formed the basis of a massively successful series of theatrical short cartoons created, written, and directed by animators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (later of Hanna-Barbera fame) and produced... Mickeys most recognizable look has him wearing red shorts and yellow shoes. ... Walt Disney - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ...

External link

• Anchors Aweigh (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037514/) at the Internet Movie Database